Deer Food Plots The Simple Way - #4 Spraying Herbicide

[@ncanellos]

Nice instructional video, well done 👏

[@mattmorse]

Thank you! Appreciate the kind words.

[@JRsVsO]

I'll be doing a couple of food plots on a friends property this year and trying to get as much knowledge as i can. With that said, this was the best instructional for spraying I've seen, so thank you.

[@mattmorse]

You're welcome, Jeff. My pleasure.

[@JBesq]

The Ammonium Sulfate helps with Hard water / well water use. Hard and well water can lower or neutralize your glyphosate before you even get it on the plant. I hooked up an RV water softener between my hose bib and the end of the hose to avoid having to use ammonium sulfate which requires your tank needing an agitator. As for calibration, I’ve found 5 to 7 mph with 25 gal and 2 qts of gly with a 3 nozzle boomless fimco to be a very good result.

[@suzmell1]

I’m glad I came upon your video very informative if I may what I do when spraying is I go north and south as well as east and west in this I almost assure myself of not missing any area just thought for what it’s worth may help some people

[@mattmorse]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stephenlwest]

Great series. Keep up with the videos. What do you plant?

[@mattmorse]

Thanks, Stephen. I figured someone might be getting curious about that. Clover and cereal rye are the foundations, but I mix in radish and sometimes buckwheat as well. I'll explain why and how in an upcoming video.

[@nik-woo]

Your videos are very helpful and informative. When throughout the year do you recommend spraying? Thank you.

[@mattmorse]

Thank you! For a first year plot, I recommend spraying around June 1st and August 1st, give or take a week. With established plots that need some weed maintenance, once in early August. See video #7 Weed Control.

[@EMACK384]

How much dry ammonium sulfate do you mix with the quart of water? Or are you dumping a quart of dry AS into the 20-24 gallon mixture? Thanks!

[@mattmorse]

Hi Eric. Thanks for the question. You should use one quart of ammonium sulfate per acre, so if you are spraying two acres with a 25 gallon sprayer, you would mix two quarts of dry ammonium sulfate with the 25 gallons of water.

[@brianborden8394]

It is August now can I spray it twice and plant in September and still be ok

[@mattmorse]

Hi Brian. At this point, I would probably just spray once as soon as possible and then go ahead and top sow your seeds anytime after you spray and before a rain event. You won't have a perfectly clean slate with only one herbicide application, but it will still give you a good plot this fall and you can deal with any weed issues next year.

[@brianborden8394]

@@mattmorse Thanks you Matt

[@kfranklin308]

When mixing with water can you add too much water and dilute the 2 quarts per acre requiring more gly? If my sprayer needs 25 gals of water per acre or 5 gal per acre would I still just use 2 quarts per acre of gly even though one is more diluted?

[@mattmorse]

The way I understand it, Kevin, you want the two quarts spread over an acre regardless of the amount of water needed to do that. The water is like the carrier, so, in your example, whether you use 25 or 5 gallons, in theory, the effect should be the same. Now, in practice, about 12 gallons of water per acre is typically used with the two quarts of gly as a mixing rate that works best with most electric pump sprayers and even manual backpack sprayers to cover an acre efficiently.

[@kfranklin308]

@@mattmorse I figured so thanks for clarifying!

[@mattmorse]

@@kfranklin308 My pleasure, Kev

[@williamschablowsky5764]

Hi, what is the brand name of your sprayer?

[@mattmorse]

Hi William. Mine is branded "Cabela's". I got it about 15 years ago. Not sure who manufactured it for Cabela's.